Hot enough for you…? Quaise Energy raises $144M to continue their efforts in Central Oregon siliconflorist.com/2026/07/07/g...

Corey Lofthus has built a magical little app that turns your iPhone into a remote control for your Mac. And that makes working within the Apple ecosystem even more systemic. siliconflorist.com/2026/07/07/w...

Trump makes your team lose

Whatever you do, *do not read* the Top 10 best Silicon Florist posts for the first half of 2026 (Because I'm reading them to you. Kind of. Sort of.) youtu.be/y6F5jd-JXmw

📣 7/7 6PM at @codetv.dev studio! ATProto PDX Meetup featuring Graze Social’s founder, @devingaffney.com, who will tell us all about the new @cocore.dev co-op compute experiment + time for demos and discussions! RSVP here:

Always nice to wake up to an Oregon startup, prominently featured in @techcrunch.com. This time, it's Agility Robotics. CEO Peggy Johnson shares more on the IPO plans with Connie Loizos. techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/t...

Issue 20 of Kaostic Tarot is out. I featured the one deck I recommend above all others and randomly selected a subscriber to win it. Next week I'll do it again. Have you subscribed? kaostictarot.substack.com/p/kaostic-tarot-020

YouTube told me to share this. So I am. Because they said so. youtube.com/@turoczy_/co...

People and Blogs interviewed me: thanks to Manu for asking me to be the second-to-last blogger in his interview series https://manuelmoreale.com/inte...

Once you're done watching the Argentina v Cape Verde game, it's halftime for startups in Oregon youtu.be/uGnIIQhlIUE

tied Spain tied Uruguay 1-1 against FREAKIN' ARGENTINA in the second half this Cape Verde team is legit, we're giving them the Cinderella treatment but this team keeps showing us they're legit

Be forewarned 😅

Nice to see job postings starting to pop up again jobs.siliconflorist.com

I need to start doing more with my Patreon folks www.patreon.com/turoczy

These Portugal kits are feeling very Timbers-ish

Struggling to meet folks in the Portland startup community…? Here's your quickstart cheatsheet for getting connected. siliconflorist.com/2026/07/02/r...

Sincerely hope you're having a good day. Hang in there.

Tim Ream and Rob Fitzpatrick were separated at birth

Apparently, I can add "executing throwins correctly" to the pile of useless garbage I learned as a child — alongside avoiding quicksand — as it does not appear to matter in the least, these days.

We're halfway through the year. Here are the stories that captured the most attention during the first half of 2026. siliconflorist.com/2026/07/01/t...

If you're looking to find your people, places, and community, Our Place App is here to help siliconflorist.com/2026/07/01/h...

Looking to spend locally…? Get ready to be happy. siliconflorist.com/2026/07/01/p...

Currently no word as to whether or not he screamed, "Oh rat farts!" immediately preceding the incident. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

Remember when Germany won World Cups…?

I'm going to start flopping in the middle of startup meetings

Psyched that Bricks Need Mortar and Portland Office of Small Business are teaming up for this. Even more psyched that folks get to learn from Isaiah Steinfeld of Neue Alchemy. siliconflorist.com/2026/06/29/r...

"Not long ago, Intel, which was once one of the most powerful tech companies in the world, was described as Silicon Valley’s fallen icon." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/t...

If you’d told my 16 year old self I’d be listening to Nirvana 33 years later on a tunable algorithm, while chatting with an AI analysis of my “electronic mail” from hundreds of job applicants, while I drink a beer, fold laundry, and my partner makes frittatas… I would not have understood.

Win some IPO stuff and lose some awesome people youtu.be/N1c77LpyyyA

The last Friday of Pride called for the Queer Tarot. New Kaostic Tarot features the amazing deck by Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham. Happy Friday. kaostictarot.substack.com/p/kaostic-ta...

the 4th (and final — for now) episode of The Greenfield Games is coming next week 👀

Another loss has me completely wrecked. I was so inspired by Om’s work. RIP om.co/2026/06/24/1...

thanks Rick, really looking fwd to getting this group rolling!

ask not what your cami can do for you, but what you can do for your cami… free things edition. camikaos.com/2026/06/25/a...

Looking to connect with folks who are actually building stuff…? Get ready to be happy. @samkeen.bsky.social and @northbankinno.bsky.social have a new event just for you. siliconflorist.com/2026/06/25/t...

Around here, actually following through on your RSVP seems to be a regular challenge for folks. But in the rare case that you do, Wyrl is there to help you meet the folks who also followed through on their RSVPs. siliconflorist.com/2026/06/25/l...

Big news out of Oregon for the world of robotics and AI in the physical world: Agility Robotics is considering going public via SPAC. siliconflorist.com/2026/06/24/a...

Portrait of a Man in Crisis cariluna.com/wp/portrait-...

We're live on Product Hunt today! Help us get even more machines in our network Come check it out and tell us what you think

If you’ve only got one chant, please don’t chant

Do they get orange slices during the hydration break…?

Okay. Hear me out… Super Mario Bros reboot. Mario…? The Rock. Luigi…? Virgil van Dijk.

Such a tragic loss for the entire startup community, this week youtu.be/Pq3AUmPjGSg

Tarot time! Tena texted to confirm that it IS the most mystical fucking flamingo. So I told her a secret I was hoping to keep until next Friday: each featured deck in July goes to a subscriber, one per Friday. Subscribe if you like to win I guess. kaostictarot.substack.com/p/kaostic-ta...

"The biggest lesson I have learned in more than seventy years of life is that every generation believes its challenges are unprecedented. Then, people adapt. They always do." horanmediatech.com/unsolicited-...

Oh boy

@amybrown.xyz I have an idea

Some people say "please" and "thank you" to their AI friends. I, on the other hand, find myself saying "jfc" and "ffs" inordinately more.

The dream of the 90s — specifically SETI@home — is alive in Portland. Thanks to @devingaffney.com. siliconflorist.com/2026/06/18/a...